Among those student-athletes graduating are 24 football players, 17 track athletes, five women's basketball players, four each from both soccer and softball, three each from both men's basketball, and men's and women's tennis, two golfers, one gymnast and one volleyball player.
May 3, 2012
LOGAN, Utah -
Utah State University's 125th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 5 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and among those graduating will be 64 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2011-12 academic year.
Among those student-athletes graduating are 24 football players, 17 track athletes, five women's basketball players, four each from both soccer and softball, three each from both men's basketball, and men's and women's tennis, two golfers, one gymnast and one volleyball player.
Utah State's student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the Western Athletic Conference with an 84 percent graduation success rate and a cumulative 3.17 grade-point average. During the 2011-12 academic year, USU has had 88 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors thus far and 197 were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.
During the 2010-11 academic year, Utah State had 228 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors.
2012 Utah State Student-Athlete Graduates
Football
Alfred Bowden, Interdisciplinary Studies
Jeff Fischer, Interdisciplinary Studies
Josh Flores, Psychology
Kyle Gallagher, Interdisciplinary Studies
Philip Gapelu, Interdisciplinary Studies
Quinn Garner, Interdisciplinary Studies
Danny Gurrola, Interdisciplinary Studies
Chris Harris, Interdisciplinary Studies
Robert Hill, Interdisciplinary Studies
Josh Johansen, Exercise Science
Levi Koskan, Psychology
Tarren Lloyd, Interdisciplinary Studies
Xavier Martin, Marketing
Walter McClenton, Interdisciplinary Studies
Eric Moats, Marketing & Economics
Stanley Morrison, Interdisciplinary Studies
Tanner Richins, Liberal Arts
Joey Schrader, Interdisciplinary Studies
Robert Tidwell, Interdisciplinary Studies
Robert Turbin, Interdisciplinary Studies
Nicholas Vought, Interdisciplinary Studies
Bobby Wagner, Business
Dontel Watkins, Interdisciplinary Studies
Reuben Willis, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's Track
Jessie Chugg, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Camille Fehlberg, History Teaching & Physical Education Teaching
Kali Hamby, Physical Education Teaching
Madison Jensen, Interior Design
Jessica Nielsen, Family Consumer Human Development
Kim Quinn, Environmental Studies
Alisa Sheffer, Exercise Science
Julia Stewart, Interdisciplinary Studies
Sarah Young, Interior Design Sales & Marketing
Men's Track
James Allred, Exercise Science
Nicholas Bolinder, Interdisciplinary Studies
Daniel Howell, Wildlife Sciences & Rangeland Resources
Hunter Nelson, Finance
Clinton Silcock, Exercise Science
Aaron Clements, Spanish
Eric Follett, Interdisciplinary Studies
Tyler Killpack, Entrepreneurship
Women's Basketball
Ashlee Brown, Interdisciplinary Studies
Chelsea Burns, Law & Constitutional Studies
Banna Diop, Interdisciplinary Studies
Reyneisha Mays, Business Administration
Maddy Plunkett, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's Soccer
Lauren Hansen, Physical Education Teaching
Chandra Salmon-Christensen, Physical Education
Marissa Sanchez, Exercise Science
Lindsay Obray, Exercise Science
Summer Tillotson, Exercise Science
Softball
Tatem Day, Exercise Science
Lindsey Marquez, Speech Communication
Kelley Kaneshiro, Parks & Recreation
Jessica Law, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Basketball
Morgan Grim, Interdisciplinary Studies
Brady Jardine, Finance & Economics
Brockeith Pane, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Golf
Chanse Godderidge, Interdisciplinary Studies
Cobie Lunsford, Business Administration
Men's Tennis
Nikita Ryashchenko, International Business
Lenny Whiting, Accounting
Gymnastics
Chelsea Marquardt, Social Work
Women's Tennis
Brianna Rowland (Harris), Journalism
Volleyball
Liz McArthur, Family Consumer Human Development
